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McHose's appointment is seen by industry insiders as a sign that USS has matured
into a heavy-hitter in the LP world. After establishing itself as a leading
innovator of EAS technologies, the company has been rapidly expanding in the
Physical Security arena and boosting its capabilities in RFID. With a new
president at its helm for the first time in the company's history, USS is
positioned for an entirely new level of growth.

Juan Ospina, CFI
was promoted to Senior Regional Loss Prevention Manager - US for Michael Kors.
All of the US district and regional LP managers will
report to Juan in this new role. He has been with Michael Kors for over two
years, starting as a Regional Loss Prevention Manager, and has helped the
department to grow and develop. Before joining the Michael Kors team, Juan was
the District Manager of Asset Protection for Polo Ralph Lauren, Regional Loss
Prevention Manager for New York & Company, Asset Protection Manager for Circuit
City, Regional Investigator for Ann Taylor and Loss Prevention Manager for
Nordstrom. Congratulations Juan!

World's 2nd largest retailer - Tesco - investigating huge accounting error -
Four senior execs suspended after overstating profit by $409 millionU.K. supermarket chain Tesco has suspended four senior executives
and called in outside auditors and legal counsel to investigate a 250 million
pound ($408.8 million) overstatement of the retailer's forecast first-half
profit. Tesco's newly installed chief executive, Dave Lewis, said on Monday that
the company has uncovered a "serious" accounting issue. The issue involved the
early booking of commercial income and delayed booking of costs, the company
said, triggering a third profit warning in three months. Tesco, which has done a
preliminary investigation into its U.K. food business, said it hasn't ruled out
illegal activity but would wait until the results of the investigation are
known. Mr. Lewis said he became aware of the accounting issue on Friday when an
"informed" employee went to the company's general counsel.
(Source
wsj.com)

Sheplers alerts customers concerning data breach
Frisco, TX-based Sheplers, a multi-channel western-wear retailer, has determined
that their payment systems suffered a security breach in which hackers gained
access to their systems and some of their customers' payment card information
was exposed. With the assistance of a leading computer security firm, Sheplers
is continuing the investigation into the incident, and are cooperating with law
enforcement in their efforts to find the criminals responsible. Although the
investigation continues, at the present time, the company believes it is safe to
use payment cards at Sheplers. The information to date indicates that the breach
potentially impacts customers who used payment cards at Sheplers' retail
locations between June 11, 2014, and September 4, 2014. At this time, they do
not believe that this incident affected their online webstore.
(Source
gsnmagazine.com)

Report: Sears needs $4 billion to avoid 2016 collapse - CEO's $400-million loan
isn't enough A $400 million loan Eddie Lampert, the CEO and largest
shareholder of Sears Holdings Corp., is making to Sears this month reportedly is
only enough to last the struggling retailer for three months. According to
Bloomberg, global ratings agency Fitch Ratings is projecting that Sears will
need $4 billion in capital to avoid running out of cash altogether in 2016.
Sears had negative free cash flow of $1.5 billion in 2013 and had enough cash on
hand to last about seven more months prior to Lampert's loan. According to a
Bloomberg research note, Sears may need to sell additional debt, continue asset
divestitures or both if it wants to reduce costs while also building its brands.
(Source
chainstoreage.com)

Court overturns $1-million RadioShack receipt settlement
A class-action settlement RadioShack Corp. reached with consumers that offered
them $10 vouchers as compensation for printing their credit and debit card
expiration dates on receipts has reportedly been overturned by the 7th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. According to Reuters, a panel of three
federal judges said the total $1 million settlement is too small considering the
amount of legal fees that must be paid. The judges also said that the
possibility of RadioShack going bankrupt, which would prevent plaintiffs from
collecting anything, may have hastened them into accepting an unfair settlement
while the company is open. In addition, the judges said many vouchers may never
be redeemed, further reducing the settlement's value.
(Source
chainstoreage.com)

Ultrasonic
CEO resurfaces in China, denies taking off with retailer's cash - "Whole matter
is a misunderstanding"
The missing chief executive of embattled German-listed Chinese shoe maker
Ultrasonic AG has resurfaced in China to deny absconding with millions of
dollars of company money, telling local media he had been travelling and lost
his phone. CEO Wu Qingyong, who was dismissed last week after his abrupt
disappearance, separately told an Ultrasonic executive he would return to the
company and give back any funds, the firm said in a statement on Monday. It
added, however, that its supervisory board had been unable to contact Wu
directly. In a video interview with Chinese news outlet Sina, posted late on
Sunday, Wu said the whole matter was a misunderstanding and that he had simply
been on holiday with his grandson and had lost his mobile phone. "Rumours say
that I took more than a billion (yuan). This is pure rumour. No such thing has
happened. The company's financial situation remains normal," Wu said.
(Source
reuters.com)

Research reveals growing concern about fraud threat to multichannel and online
retailers
A new Transactis-Retail Knowledge survey of leading loss prevention
professionals shows that 88% see retailers placing a greater focus on fraudulent
goods lost in transit (GLIT) claims than they were two years ago, and the same
proportion view returns fraud as a similar or greater risk. The research also
indicates that lost deliveries and returns fraud is no isolated problem: 81% of
the experts surveyed see a correlation between GLIT and other types of loss,
while 94% see a link between any opportunist fraud and other types of fraudulent
activity.
(Source
realwire.com)

Checkpoint Systems Implements RFID at Inditex Distribution CentersCheckpoint Systems, Inc., a leading global supplier of
merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has been selected by
the Inditex Group to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology
into its distribution centers. Inditex's RFID implementation project was
recently unveiled by Chairman and CEO Pablo Isla at the company's Annual General
Meeting. Checkpoint provides the massive item-level encoding solution of RFID
labels at Inditex distribution centers for garments in boxes, pallets and
hanging items at a speed in line with Inditex's logistics needs. Checkpoint's
solution also enables Inditex to automate the sending of garments from the
distribution centers to the stores, avoiding any possible packing mistakes in
quantity, model, size or color. (Source
businesswire.com)

The Case for Digital Watermarking - A new product identifierDigital watermarking allows the same data as a traditional
UPC bar code, as well as additional information, to be embedded in a product's
package label. This data is invisible to the human eye and can be replicated
many times on all surfaces of the package. Digital watermarks can be printed
without special equipment, meaning virtually all current package label printers
can reproduce them. The embedded digital bar code data is easily detected by smartphone cameras and some imaging-based bar code scanners using the
appropriate decoding software. Loss prevention is also improved with invisible
bar codes because, unlike traditional printed bar codes, they can't be seen or
reproduced - making it impossible for criminals to print bar codes of cheaper
items and apply them to more expensive items in the store. Brand authentication
against counterfeits can also be enabled.
(Source
nrf.com)

'As economy weakens, shoplifting soars' - Column by Police Captain on psychology
behind retail crime
Why do so many give in to the temptation of trying to get 'something for
nothing?' Some experts believe that a majority of shoplifters choose to believe
that it is a victimless crime. There is a segment of the population that wrongly
believes that because many large retailers work a certain amount of acceptable
loss through shoplifting into their yearly budgets that these losses are
"covered" and they aren't hurting anyone. Some believe that these large
companies take advantage of the general public and they are just "taking a
little back" in retaliation. In fact, the larger the losses these companies
experience, the higher the retail prices climb while they are forced to scale
back on the workforce they employ. The fewer employees that a store can afford
to have manning the floors means that many fewer pairs of eyes watching for
incidents of shoplifting; and the vicious cycle continues. On top of those
consequences, shoplifting overburdens the police who have to deal with these
issues, and puts a strain on the court systems and our jails. It is estimated that these offenders
are caught only once out of every 48 times they shoplift, and even then they are
turned over to the police only around 50% of the time.
(Source
romeobserver.com)

September is National Preparedness Month - Ways retailers can get involvedRetail loss prevention teams work diligently throughout
the year to prepare their employees for all kinds of disasters. They have a
sharp focus on implementing emergency plans to keep employees and customers
safe, possible opportunities for giving back to communities after disaster
strikes and proper procedures to open doors for business at the right time.
Disaster
preparedness is a year-round effort, but September is an important opportunity
to engage with FEMA during its "Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare"
initiative throughout National Preparedness Month. (Source
nrf.com)

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ORC RoundtableA National Update

In this national update on ORC, hear from five of the leading
experts on this growing threat to the LP industry and the latest efforts to
combat it. Denny Dansak, Sr. Corp. Mgr. ORC, The Kroger Co.; Nelson
Harrah, Dir. of ORC, Gap Inc.; Tony Sheppard, National Mgr., ORC
Unit, CVS Caremark; Debra Lussier, Sr. Mgr., Investigations, The Home
Depot; and Scott Sanford, Dir. of Investigations & Training, Barnes &
Noble Inc., discuss the link between online fraud and brick-and-mortar crimes,
the impact of state ORC laws, and the mounting national effort of ORC
associations that are helping to bridge the gap.

In this LPNN Quick Take,
Amber Virgillo,
Ed Wolfe,
VP Business Development for WG Security Products, and
Mike Liberatore, Sr. Director,
Administration, Asset Protection for Hudson's Bay Corp., discuss Mike's session
at the NRF show. He explains the tabletop exercise they performed including the
fictitious situation at a mall and how they involved the audience step-by-step.
The main takeaway from the session was to have an active-shooter protocol in place.

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More mobile devices mean more opportunities for fraud
As more consumers and employees use their smartphones and tablets, the risk of
fraud stemming from those devices increase for small- and medium-sized
businesses, warns a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research. Its "SMB
Payments Fraud Report" offers a wide-ranging view of fraud threats faced not
only by businesses but also financial institutions, which are advised not to
include links in their e-mails to customers lest consumers be duped by criminals
sending similar messages in attempts to steal identifying details. The report
states that 2% of "micro and small business"—those with between $100,000 and $10
million in annual revenue—have experienced payment fraud via mobile devices
within the past year. The Javelin report talks up the potential of biometrics to
reduce the risk of mobile fraud. (Source
internetretailer.com)

BlackBerry Expands E-Payments On Heels Of Apple Pay
Joining the chorus of other mobile e-payment debuts, BlackBerry Limited said it
is expanding its mobile payment options for users of its messenger service BBM,
which includes a new version of e-wallet BBM Money and integration with global
airtime remittance company TransferTo. BBM Money will now be available on
Android and iOS and can be used at participating retail locations and e-commerce
sites. The service was first introduced early last year exclusively to
BlackBerry users. TransferTo allows users to send airtime, i.e. prepaid mobile
credit, via BBM to other users in over 100 countries. (Source
investors.com)

Our
next speaker was Jay Bartholomew, Unit Chief for the Major Theft
Investigations Unit at the FBI in Washington, DC. Bartholomew talked
about the ties ORC has to other major issues such as narcotics and
terrorism, but also stressed the importance of partnering and
continued training on the subject. He also put into perspective when
to consider using federal law enforcement for help as opposed to
local or state level law enforcement and reviewed some of the US
code violations that could be used to prosecute someone as part of a
larger criminal enterprise. He also warned of the shift states are
taking to raise felony levels and shifts federal law enforcement is
taking on priorities for investigation.

Next, Kevin Plante parlayed a brief update on the state of NEORCA,
the New England Organized Retail Crime Alliance, which was launched
at last year's event. Plante talked about some of the enhancements
being made to the site and how all New England states are involved
in the sharing of information not only at retailer level, but at law
enforcement level. If you work as a retail loss prevention
professional or a law enforcement officer in New England or near New
England, it is strongly recommended that you get a FREE membership
to NEORCA by visiting www.neorca.org.

Law Enforcement Officers of the Year
– Peabody, MA law enforcement representatives Detective
Ralph Scopa and Officer John Nelson for their long
history of investigating and solving major ORC crimes on
the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Loss Prevention Person of the Year
– CVS Health ORC Manager Stefanie Mangiante for her work
in and around New England closing some very substantial
cases that involved multiple jurisdictions and multiple
retailers.

2014 Case of the Year
– Tilton, NH police department, led by Chief Robert
Cormier, for investigating and arresting a crew of
people from PA / OH on counterfeiting charges. This
group was passing counterfeit checks and using stolen
identities. Those suspects were also involved in a
payroll check cashier scheme valued at more than $250K.
At the time of apprehension, the suspects also had
hundreds of unused stolen identifications in their
possession. This likely saved countless people the
aggravation of having their stolen identities used for
fraud purposes.

Spanish Judge Indicts 9 Persons for Cyber Fraud, theft of $45 Million
A Spanish judge charged nine people with fraud Sunday for allegedly
participating in the theft of $45 million after a massive hacking of a bank's
card payments system. Judge Eloy Velasco of Spain's National Court said the
suspects include seven Romanians and two Spaniards, who allegedly fraudulently
extracted money from ATM's in February 2013. The judge said there was evidence
the suspects belonged to an international criminal organization that also
laundered money and took part in credit card fraud. Velasco said the cash
extractions were perpetrated on a global scale and are linked to eight hackers
in the United States who penetrated the security system of a company that
handled an Omani bank's card payments operations. Access code numbers were
distributed by the hackers to cyber thieves around the world who made 34,000
cash extractions in 23 countries within a space of 13 hours, the court statement
said. Authorities in the United States calculated that $45 million were stolen,
making it one of the biggest heists in the 20th century. (Source
abcnews.go.com)

Federal Authorities Charge Man In Philadelphia Area Theft Ring
Federal authorities have charged a man with being part of a theft ring that
preyed on people who left wallets and purses in their cars at parks, gyms and
ball fields all over the Philadelphia area. The US Attorney's office has charged
25-year-old Kyle Jones with conspiracy and bank fraud. They say he and
unidentified co-conspirators stole licenses, check books, debit and credit cards
from the unsuspecting victims, mostly women, and then used the stolen IDs to
cash stolen checks at TD banks in Bucks County, South Jersey and Delaware. All
told, prosecutors say, the group stole $120,000. The federal information in
which Jones is charged details a well-organized system. Jones and accomplices
allegedly cashed the checks at drive-through windows, in rented cars with fake
or obscured license plates. The information makes clear that Jones was not the
ringleader, but was paid for his work. (Source
cbslocal.com)

Interpol
op nets $50 Million fake goods across Asia Operation Real was
conducted by police and customs agencies across 10 countries – Cambodia, China,
Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and
Vietnam. The operation resulted in the seizure of nearly one million fake or
illicit products, including alcohol, cigarettes, cosmetics, clothing and
electrical goods, Interpol said in a statement today. More than 660 individuals
have been arrested or placed under investigation. An organized criminal group
operating a factory producing fake cosmetics and packaging was dismantled in
China, where 589 individuals were arrested and US$37 million in illicit goods
were recovered. The fake cosmetics were found to contain high levels of mercury,
which can be toxic to humans. A factory and logistics chain for distributing
illicit cigarettes was also demolished. In Vietnam, some 690 counterfeit items
were seized from street hawkers and retail shops, including more than US$3
million worth of illicit electronics. Authorities in Hong Kong discovered false
compartments in container trucks, leading to the discovery of more than 600
smuggled electronic products. In South Korea, raids at retail shops, market
stalls, checkpoints led to the seizure of some 500,000 counterfeit clothing
items. (Source
themalaysianinsider.com)

Ex-NBA
Star Rex Chapman Arrested For Shoplifting $14k From Apple Store
Retired NBA star Rex Chapman has been arrested and accused of stealing $14,000
worth of Apple products from a Scottsdale, Arizona Apple store. Chapman, whose
professional career began in 1988 with the Charlotte Hornets and was followed by
stints with the Miami Heat and the Washington Bullets, reportedly picked up the
merchandise in the store and attempted to make it look like he was paying for
them via self-checkout. Scottsdale police representative Sgt. Mark Clark says
that Rex proceeded to leave the store with the items and took them to a local
pawn shop, where he sold them for cash. Chapman allegedly stole the items over
the course of seven different trips to the store. (Source
inquisitr.com)

Trio
stuffed suitcases, duffel bags with stolen Sawgrass Mills goods in Sunrise FL
They had a taste for fashion, went only to designer stores, and never paid for
the merchandise they selected, Sunrise police said. A trio of ex-convicts with
long histories of thefts is accused of stealing nearly $40,000 in merchandise
from the Sawgrass Mills mall. Carlos Enrique Taramona, 44, and Samantha Jesus,
24, are accused of methodically shoplifting from several stores in the mall,
according to arrest reports. (Source
sun-sentinel.com)

Suffolk, VA Furniture store owner shot dead
The owner of Carter's Furniture Inc. in Suffolk was found dead early Monday
morning. Diana Klink, spokeswoman for the City of Suffolk, said police responded
to a call of a shooting in the 200 block of East Washington Street, near
Franklin Street, shortly after 1 a.m. Klink said officers found 82-year-old
Donald Carter with a gunshot wound to his lower body. Carter was unresponsive at
the scene and Suffolk Fire & Rescue personnel transported him to Sentara Obici
Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
(Source
wavy.com)

Savannah, GA Police arrest 1 suspect and search for 2 after shooting near
Savannah Centre A man remains in critical condition after a shooting
on Savannah's southside on Saturday. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police
Department officers are looking for two suspects involved in a shooting that
happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday near the 200 block of Stephenson Avenue
according to SCMPD spokesman Julian Miller. The suspects involved in the
incident left the scene in a Blue Ford Expedition but stopped and left the
vehicle fleeing on foot near the Savannah Centre where TJ Maxx and Toys "R" Us
are located. (Source
wtoc.com)
Shooting outside a Target store in Sandy Springs, GA leaves 1 person injured
One man is in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital after being shot in
both the back and the arm outside a Target store Sunday night. The shooting took
place just after 6 p.m. in the parking lot outside the store at The Prado
shopping center in the 5600 block of Roswell Road. Monday morning, Sandy Springs
Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Mario Ross. Police spokesperson
Forrest Bohannon said investigators believe robbery was the motive for the
shooting. (Source
11alive.com)

Walmart Loss Prevention Associate stabbed during a stop in Birmingham Birmingham
Police responded to a stabbing at a Wal-mart on Parkway East in the Roebuck area
on Friday. Lt. Scott Thurmond says Wal-mart loss prevention detained an adult
male shoplifter. He says the accused shoplifter stabbed a loss prevention
employee in the shoulder with a pair of scissors. Authorities say the victim
sought treatment at a local hospital. Police say the other loss prevention
employees were able to detain the suspect until police arrived.
(Source
myfoxal.com)

Gang robs security guard outside Berlin, Germany
Apple shop Police are hunting for a gang that robbed a security guard as he was
picking up cash from Germany's biggest Apple's store. Berlin police spokesman
Rene Rodemann says three masked men threatened the guard with a firearm Saturday
and forced him to hand over a cash container before escaping in a dark sedan.
(Source
wtvq.com)

Two Teens Arrested Following Robbery at Calallen, TX Walmart
Two teenagers are in jail after they tried to rob a Wal-mart store in Calallen.
According to police, the two teens we're allegedly stealing merchandise just
after midnight when they were stopped by an employee. Police say both suspected
thieves threatened to stab and shoot the worker. Police were called and when the
officer showed up, he spotted a green Expedition leaving the store. He stopped
the truck and inside the vehicle, the officer found the stolen merchandise along
with a 16-year-old female, who police say had a knife. Police also arrested
17-year old Armando Sanchez. Inside the vehicle, police also found 45 caliber
hand gun. The teens were both arrested and now face aggravated robbery charges.
(Source
kiiitv.com)

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Things Successful People Won't Do
Success is as much about what you shouldn't be doing as it is about what you
should be doing. If you're allowing people to take away your moment of victory,
that's not being successful. Avoid these nine things so you can increase your
performance! (Forgive
and Forget)

In preparing for any interview or meeting, I would suggest that,
not only do you educate yourself about the potential employer, but that you
study their competitor as well, because not only do these executives know their
business, the good ones will know their competitors business even better. And if
you show them you've taken the time to really learn their business and the
number one thing that impacts them beyond the customer which is their
competitor, then they'll be impressed that you went to that effort. And at the
end of the day you'll learn an entire channel of trade.